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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Normandy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Normandy and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Normandy:
    • 38.706900, -90.300767
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Normandy
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Saint Louis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
    • Since Normandy is near Saint Louis City and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Normandy

Communities Also Named Normandy ...

We found seven communities that are also named Normandy.

Within Missouri, the name Normandy is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Clayton County
      • This Normandy is located in Clayton County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Normandy that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Normandy.
    • Illinois
      • Bureau County
      • This Normandy is located in Bureau County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the north of the Normandy that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bureau County community of Normandy.
    • Kentucky
      • Spencer County
      • This Normandy is located in Spencer County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the east of the Normandy that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spencer County community of Normandy.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia County
      • This Normandy is located in Philadelphia County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the east of the Normandy that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Normandy.
    • Tennessee
      • Bedford County
      • This Normandy is located in Bedford County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Normandy that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Normandy.
    • Texas
      • Maverick County
      • This Normandy is located in Maverick County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the southwest of the Normandy that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maverick County community of Normandy.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Normandy is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,152 miles [1,854 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Normandy that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Normandy.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Normandy ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Castle Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Castle Point is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Point
  • Cool Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cool Valley is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
  • Fountain Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fountain Park is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
  • Greater Ville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Greater Ville is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Ville
  • Jennings
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jennings is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,644 people
  • Lewis Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lewis Place is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Place
  • Mark Twain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mark Twain is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Twain
  • Mary Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mary Ridge is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Ridge
  • Overland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Overland is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,502 people
  • Pagedale
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Pagedale is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagedale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,290 people
  • Pine Lawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Pine Lawn is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lawn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
  • Sycamore Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Sycamore Hills is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
  • University City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • University City is located in Saint Louis City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
  • Wells - Goodfellow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wells - Goodfellow is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells - Goodfellow

How Far From Normandy to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Normandy to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Normandy and extending to:

  • Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Normandy to Jefferson City, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 713 miles [1,147.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,172 miles [11,542.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,052 miles [8,130.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Normandy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<3>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Normandy to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Normandy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7069, Longitude: -90.3008       In this case, the coordinates for Normandy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.143 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.846 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.679 degrees.